Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has issued travel advice as hundreds of thousands of people are expected to travel in and around the city centre across the August Bank Holiday weekend. Manchester Pride runs from Friday 28 August to Monday 31 August 2026, with the parade on Saturday 29 August, while Live From Wythenshawe Park continues with three concerts and Manchester United host Ipswich at Old Trafford on Sunday 30 August.
Three big gigs at Wythenshawe Park
This weekend sees part two of the Live From Wythenshawe Park series. Pulp will play on Friday night (August 28), Courteeners take to the stage on Saturday (August 29) and The Prodigy close out the series on Sunday night (August 30). The venue's capacity has increased to 35,000 for each gig, meaning more than 100,000 gig-goers will head to the park across the three days.
Courteeners frontman Liam Fray will be the voice of the Metrolink service as he directs fans to the Wythenshawe Park gigs. He follows in the footsteps of Liam Gallagher, Rita Ora, Tim Burgess and PinkPantheress. The Middleton band will play with support from Girl In The Year Above, Getdown Services, The Coral and Vaccines.
Travel plans and shuttle buses
TfGM has confirmed there will be as many double trams as possible running from the city centre every seven-and-a-half minutes. Concert-goers are advised to travel on the Airport line to Moor Road tram stop, which is around a 10-minute walk from the concert entrance.
Dedicated shuttle buses will operate for all five concerts, providing direct connections from Manchester city centre and East Didsbury to Wythenshawe Park. Buses from the city centre will depart from Aytoun Street, close to Manchester Piccadilly, every six minutes, while services from East Didsbury's Parrs Wood will run every 15 minutes. Shuttle buses will also operate after each concert to help fans return to East Didsbury and the city centre.
Event travel pass and parking
Fans can buy an event travel pass for £8 per event day, which can be used on any combination of Bee Network bus, tram or shuttle bus on the event days. This can be bought in advance on the Bee Network app. Regular Bee Network bus services also stop close to Wythenshawe Park, including the 41, 103, 370 and 371 on Palatine Road and 11, 248 and 249 on Altrincham Road. Some diversions will be in place on event days.
Those travelling by car can use nearby park and ride sites. Sale Water Park has 285 spaces and a direct connection to Moor Road, while East Didsbury has 278 spaces and a direct connection via the shuttle bus.
Fran Wilkinson, Customer and Growth Director at Transport for Greater Manchester, said: "We're looking forward to helping thousands of people travel to Live from Wythenshawe Park later this month and have put comprehensive plans in place – including a new £8 travel pass - to make it as easy as possible for people to get to and from the concerts.
"Pride and big games at the Etihad and Old Trafford are also coming up over the same weekends as the concerts, so expect it to busy in and around the city centre too.
"We'd encourage everyone to plan ahead, check their travel options before they set off and consider using public transport wherever possible. The Bee Network offers a convenient and affordable way to get to around, helping people spend less time worrying about travel and more time enjoying their event."
